People Reveal What Happens When You Get Engaged Fast

According to brides.com (and it seems like they would know, right?) the average couple today is together for about 2-5 years before getting engaged to be married.

And, yanno, that seems about right.

But some folks just don’t want to wait. Sometimes, they’re sure. Or at least in a real big hurry. That’s what went on with the people who left these anonymous confessions about quick engagements. Let’s see just how long they went – and try to determine how short is too short. Random time references added for funsies.

10. About 5 months

According to some modern research, that’s about how long it takes the average job searcher to land a decent gig.

9. Four months

In 2020, it once took this long for a “rapid delivery” letter to travel the 500 miles from Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Dallas, Texas.

8. 3 months

Research suggests that’s about as long as some dinosaur eggs took to hatch.

7. 3 months

That’s the amount of time it took one weirdo to create a working bass guitar out of legos.

6. 2 months

That’s about how long you need to do something consistently before it becomes a habit.

5. 8 weeks (aka 2 months)

That’s the amount of time it takes a goat to eat an entire cart of hay.

4. 1 month

That’s about as long as William Henry Harrison was President.

3. 3 weeks

According to traditional wisdom, that’s how long it takes to break a habit.

2. 2 weeks

That’s about the time it takes for a vaccination to become effective in your body.

1. Quickly

That’s about the time it takes for you to read this sentence?

Get me to the church on time, I guess.

But what do you think? How fast is too fast?

Give us your opinion in the comments.